By Léonie Chao-Fong (now) and Tom Ambrose (earlier)
Latest updates: Hong Kong leaders announce mass testing amid Omicron outbreak; South Korean authorities release latest Omicron findings
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Hong Kong will test its entire population for Covid in March, its leader said today, as the city grapples with its worst outbreak driven by the Omicron variant.
The order for citywide testing comes after mainland Chinese authorities dispatched health workers and medical resources last week to help contain the outbreak in the semi-autonomous Chinese city.
Category: Coronavirus, World news
